Day 2 - Parade Rest Ranch, MT

The funnest part of this vacation was riding horses in the mountains. However, in order for my daughter to go on the trail rides she had to turn 8 real fast. Basically, I taught her to lie and boy did she play it up. The first night we were there she told her younger cousin how she would be going on the trail rides because she was 8 years old! Sure enough her cousin, who is very smart, knew my daughter wasn't 8 years old and was puzzled by her statement.

I didn't realize how sore a person can get from riding horses. I guess I thought the saddle was soft and found out otherwise. My bum got sore right away. My daughter must have had a sore bum too, because she said she wanted a pillow under her saddle during one of the rides!

My daughter was funny while riding the horses. She said every horse command you can think of: Giddy-up, Yee Haw, Tally Hoe, Whoa, Yah and clicked. She had me laughing most of the ride. She even had the horse galloping a couple of times.

My son on the other hand just sat quietly on his horse and enjoyed the ride.